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  • Homage -- Lanston, Tolbert
     
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  • Homage -- Lanston, Beattie
     
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  • Figure female -- Full length
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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  • Gravestone
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Lanston Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Lanston Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1808-1913.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: H. 7 ft.; Pedestal: H. 4 ft.; Base: 1 ft. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Front:) Lanston (On left side:) Tolbert / Lanston 1844-1913 / His Wife Beattie 1848-1908 unsigned
    Description: 
    The memorial features a draped female figure, her left hand raised over her head and her right hand raised to her waist. She stands on a square pedestal adorned with decorative relief carvings around the upper edge.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Lanston, Tolbert
    Homage -- Lanston, Beattie
    Figure female -- Full length
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R Street, N.W., Lot 1046, Washington, District of Columbia 20007
    Remarks: 
    The memorial marks the burial site of Tolbert and Beattie Lanston. The lot was purchased by Mrs. Beattie Lanston.
    References: 
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 78250054
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